Even after spending three days in my inner world, fighting endlessly and dying dozens of tis, they still have the energy to have a short, two-hour-long spar when evening cos. The island and surroundings once more light up when the moon erges directly overhead, but this ti, they do not fall into a martial trance of enlightennt.
Though the formation is still powered by their sword Qi, its effects are weaker but still present.
In this way, they test each others swords and gain first-hand experience with their vast improvent. It is a learning experience for as well because I notice several key differences in Lan Xiaohuis martial arts which I am most familiar with.
The thod I taught her the Heartless Blood Lily is nothing like the sword martial art that she wields now. Where the heartless blood lily the sundrinker remains motionless and conquers all hardships, this flower in my mind that Lan Xiaohui shows through her swordsmanship does not wait or remain still.
However, I cannot yet clearly see this flower; its shape and identity remain ambiguous because Lan Xiaohui also does not know what it is yet.
The one thing that I can see clearly is the fact that this flower and I are the sa. Through her sword, Lan Xiaohui expresses this one thought that resonates with and makes consider my own existence; if I were a flower instead of a sword, would I also cut my roots and advance further on the Dao?
When Lan Xiaohui slashes, my montum lifts her off the ground as if she were as light as a feather. However, in her hands, I am also just as light, and she is capable of reversing my trajectory with simple ease, causing her to remain airborne longer.
When Lan Xiaohui dashes forward, she floats above the ground for several steps like a fairy, and each ti her heels click on the ground, a spark of purple lightning emits. The Heartless Blood Lily thod is only slightly related to tal Qi of which lightning Qi is a derivative of so it should not be able to produce these effects.
My consciousness expands, however, not by much, unlike the first ti she wielded the Transient Sword. I never disappear from Lan Xiaohuis grip, but I cannot with my current understanding explain the phenona occurring to in order for Lan Xiaohui to perform these otherworldly feats.
She is not only using the primary concepts of the Transient Sword, but also the primary effects of the Fractured Sword, like [Collapsing Cosmos] which should shroud in a collapsing higher dinsion to hide from sight. However, instead of disappearing from sight in a veil of gravitational lensing, I only beco heavier.
It is a combination, I realize; while [Collapsing Cosmos] makes heavier, Lan Xiaohui utilizes [Law of Transience] to make lighter in her hands. The technique of the Transient Sword distributes my weight through space, and the physical sword in her hand is just a reflection from a collapsed dinsion at least, that is my guess.
In other words, if Lan Xiaohui were not to use the primary principles of Fractured Sword, I would likely vanish from this world as a wave of quantum probability. The opposite is also true; if Lan Xiaohui were to use Fractured Sword without Transient Sword, I would beco too heavy for her to wield, and beco shrouded from view.
This cannot be a coincidence both Lan Xiaohuis instinctive use of this combination and the compatibility that these two techniques have with each other.
The Transient Sword is very likely a derivative of Fractured Sword, as both thods employ similar concepts. The supre sword exists I am certain of that. It is not a mythical, unreachable concept. Therefore, I am also fairly certain that all sword martial arts co from this sword, and are derivatives of it.
If this is true, then this Ancient Sword Graveyard is not rely a monunt or a legacy, but rather a compass. For now, this is only a conjecture, but it makes sense to that the other Ancient Sword Graveyards would also contain other inheritances that lead toward the essence of the supre sword.
Wu Yulans swordsmanship also changes, but I am far less familiar with her martial art to identify all the points which have transford into sothing different. During their first spar, Wu Yulan kept her distance from Lan Xiaohui and relied on her exceptional sword Qi to counterattack.
But that is no longer the case.
This ti, Wu Yulan stays within Lan Xiaohuis striking range, relentlessly pursuing my owners openings and weaknesses, while Wu Yulan herself dances on a dangerously thin string that could snap and lead to disaster.
Even when the two separate due to a particularly forceful blow against a parry, Wu Yulan wastes no ti to close the distance again and the way in which she does so demonstrates her own understanding of the Transient Sword inheritance she received.
Wu Yulan slashes her finger forward, as if marking the line that she will cut, and a mont later she appears before Lan Xiaohui and slashes exactly along that line with such speed and force that the Lan Xiaohui from the previous spar would have no hope of defending against.
I dont believe there is anyone in the Foundation Establishnt realm who could withstand this technique that Wu Yulan is still developing. Even Core Formation cultivators might find themselves at significant risk of falling to her sword.
This spar only lasts for two hours before the two are satisfied and make their way over to a bench to sit down and observe the stars and moon together.
They sit close to each other, leaning on each other and Wu Yulan even rests her head on Lan Xiaohuis shoulder. Of the two, Wu Yulan is the more exhausted one, the ntal fatigue of spending nearly three days in endless combat catching up to her.
Wu Yulan smiles and links her fingers with Lan Xiaohuis. My owner rests her head on top of Wu Yulans head and sighs.
They remain like this for a while. As if spoken words might wake them from this dream, they remain silent. They both know how unlikely this eting was, which now seems as though it was destined. Wu Yulan has never been able to see the road ahead, but now she can glimpse a path that she wants to walk. Lan Xiaohui saw the road ahead, but it was taken away from her before she could even put her foot on it.
The fact that their paths converged like this is certainly sothing that might seem extraordinary to them.
Eventually, they return to the mansion and crawl into bed, turning their backs to each other as they almost instantly fall asleep.
When Lan Xiaohui falls asleep, I decide to enter my Inner World, alone, and confirm sothing that has been on my mind.
My consciousness unravels over the Second Layer of my Inner World, and I reach out and touch the Martial Hall Pavilion. Almost imdiately, I discover my answer.
Lan Xiaohui and Wu Yulan have already solved 642 theoretical models during their practice. This is already almost three tis what the [Killing Field] accomplished in the last cycle. Not only this, but they also generated 96,000 Inner World Energy, offsetting a majority of the 140,000 Inner World Energy cost to operate the [Killing Field] for that cycle.
Though, this does not surprise at all. It is the next bit of information that I was curious about.
They have each earned 32 Inner World Tokens which they have exchanged for higher comprehension rates of new thods.
Because the Transient Sword thod is incomplete, comprehending it is not possible. Instead, what they comprehend are new thods derived from their own martial arts and this incomplete inheritance.
Wu Yulan obtains the Eternal Mont Swordsmanship thod. Her comprehension of transience is that even though all things are transient, the mont itself is eternal. Through this swordsmanship, Wu Yulan relinquishes the normal power of her sword to instead focus it into bursts of speed and devastating strikes.
Lan Xiaohuis comprehension of transience is both startling and enlightening. The thod she comprehends both describes my place in her heart, and her place in the world: Finality Moon, Liminality Flower. In her heart, she perceives as an everlasting moon that she will beco a part of when she dies; the sa moon that gave her this life as a flower that blooms in the transitional state between the past and the future.
When I return from my Inner World, I find Lan Xiaohui smiling, whatever dream she is having is filling her heart with overwhelming love.
yue she whispers.
The fact that this new thod is an advancent of the thod I taught her, and the fact that she uses characters from both our nas moon and flower is a promise that we will never be apart, even if all things truly are transient. It is a declaration of love.
I reach out with my consciousness and with its limited physical manifestation, I pat Lan Xiaohuis head, as a reward for her loyalty and to ensure that she continues having good dreams.
Such a foolish girl.
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